17 March 2009

I have finally attained a certain age

Postings are lean in part because of academic demands. I just finished a midterm in my course on the physiology of the synapse. It took me four hours, and I was the first to leave.

I was telling my current supervisor about the test and how amazed I was by the tenacity of the other, younger, students. Maybe it's just because I'm lazy, but I feel there is no reason to write a three paragraph answer if one sentence will suffice. Also, there is no point in staring at a question for half an hour if you don't know the answer; accept that you don't know, put down your best guess, and move on. Then my supervisor told me something I wasn't prepared for, something I thought I was not yet of age to have.

"I think that is what they call wisdom ..."

1 comment:

Angry Lab Rat said...

Ha! LOL. I don't think I've ever been accused of being wise. Having worked for my evil global biotech company for 10 years now, given presentations around the world in my field, have two children, and am nearly 40, that accusation still hasn't come yet. Must be my boyish good looks!